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May 15, 2008 > Men's tennis qualifies three for NCAAs Men's tennis qualifies three for NCAAs Juniors Charlie Cutler and Chris Hoeland and sophomore John Watts will represent WUSTL in the NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Individual Championships, held this weekend, May 16-18, at the Wallach Tennis Center in Lewiston, Maine. Cutler and Watts are two of 32 student-athletes who will compete in the singles draw, while Cutler and Hoeland are one of 16 doubles teams selected. Last season, Cutler and Hoeland lost in the quarterfinals, while Watts was upended in the national championship match. Softball ends season at NCAA tournament The No. 5-seeded softball team saw its season come to an end May 10 with a 7-0 loss to No. 6- seeded Coe College in the quarterfinals of the loser's bracket of the NCAA Division III Championship in Rock Island, Ill. Go to BearSports WUSTL was making its seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament and ends its season with a 25-15 record. The Bears defeated Tri-State University, 1-0, in the opening game and then fell to top-ranked DePauw University. Track sets seven provisional marks The men's and women's track and field teams set seven NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships provisional qualifying times at the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Ill., May 8-9. In the distance events, senior Tyler Mulkin finished second (17:27.77) and freshman Taryn Surtees was third (17:28.33) in the 5,000-meter run, while men's distance runner Jesse McDaniel came in fourth (30:39.59) in the 10,000-meter run. The women's squad had four athletes set provisional qualifying times. Senior Angela Hartman placed second in the 800-meter run (2:14.6); senior Abbey Hartmann was third (10:56.69) and sophomore Hope Rathnam was seventh (11:02.4) in the 3,000-meter steeplechase; and junior Danielle Wadlington was fifth (15.00) in the 100-meter hurdles. Four Bears honored by national magazine Junior infielder Kerry Kreitman and senior outfielder Amy Vukovich of the softball team were named to the 2008 ESPN the Magazine College Division Academic All-District VII first team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. In addition, juniors Zander Lehmann and Gregg Kennedy of the baseball team were honored. Lehmann was a district first-team selection, while Kennedy was named to the district's second team. Athletics to host 16th annual golf scramble The Department of Athletics will host its 16th Annual W Club Golf Scramble June 9 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Ballwin, Mo. The entry fee is $325 per golfer, which includes greens fees, golf cart, driving range, lunch, cocktails, dinner and awards. All proceeds benefit WUSTL's student-athlete programs. For more information, contact Joe Worlund at 935-5247 or joew@wustl.edu.